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      Programmer Writer Contractor Interview

      May 12, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Seattle, WA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

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      I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Microsoft (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2025

      Interview

      They were nice enough. I am sorry I can't get over the fact that they are willing to pay 45 -48 an hour for a programmer level writer when the salaried version of this job would be 120 -150k with stocks lots of time off and many benefits. I did my best to have a good attitude but I kept wondering how the interviewers felt about being part of creating 2nd class citizens at their own company doing the exact same job.

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      • Programmer Writer Contractor applicants have rated the interview process at Microsoft with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Microsoft as a Programmer Writer Contractor according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Skills test:  50%

        Phone interview:  50%

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